TRANSPLANT
Scrabble letter values: T1R1A1N1S1P3L1A1N1T1 = 12
Definition
- noun (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient. — synonyms: graft
- noun an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient). — synonyms: transplantation, organ_transplant
- noun the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location. — synonyms: transplantation, transplanting
- verb lift and reset in another soil or situation. — synonyms: transfer
- verb be transplantable.
- verb place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient. — synonyms: graft
- verb transfer from one place or period to another. — synonyms: transfer, transpose
Examples
- “in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient”
- “he had a kidney transplant”
- “the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent”